The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in North
Branch will present stand-up comedian and actress Caroline Rhea,
Friday, November 30, at 8 p.m.

The performance is part of the Theatre?s 2007-2008
Major Artists Series
. Tickets cost $25 and $30.

In 1989 Caroline Rhea ventured to New York to start her career
in stand-up comedy. She studied in the New School of Social
Research?s stand-up program and trained at the Catch a Rising Star
comedy club. Rhea soon became an integral part of the city?s comedy
scene, with nightly gigs at New York?s venerable clubs. Her career
was further boosted by numerous appearances on
MTV's Half-Hour Comedy Hour
,
Comic Strip Live
and
Caroline?s Comedy Hour
. For the past 17 years, Rhea has continued to perform to sold-out
audiences in top comedy clubs all over the country and in
Canada.

For the fourth year in a row,
Courier News
readers voted The Theatre at RVCC as the ?Best of the Best? in 2007
in the ?Playhouse/Theater? category. This season the Theatre will
present the
Major Artists Series
; the 16th annual
Merck Series
, made possible by a generous grant from The Merck Company
Foundation;
School-Time Performances
, a series for teachers and their students; the
Family Series
, for families with children ages eight and older; and the
Sampler Series
, a series of transformational events for youngsters age four and
older and their families.

A variety of subscribers? packages are available for all Theatre
series. To purchase tickets or for more information, call the Box
Office, 908-725-3420, or order online at
www.rvccArts.org
. Senior citizen, student and group discounts are also available
for a variety of performances.

RVCC, located on Route 28 and Lamington Road in North Branch,
NJ, and serving Somerset and Hunterdon County residents for close
to 40 years, offers more than 80 associate degrees and
certificates. In addition, customized training programs and
non-credit courses are available for those seeking personal and
professional development.

The College is committed to offering a quality and affordable
education through effective teaching, liaisons with the community?s
businesses and state-of-the-art technology. For further
information, visit
www.raritanval.edu
.